Safety
Category
Year
North Kingstown
Rhode Island
Child abuse and neglect victims
(per 1,000 children)
2012
6.6
13.9
Rate of children with incarcerated parents
(per 1,000 children)
2012
6.6
11.0
Domestic violence incidents with children present
2011
31%
29%

Kingston Hill Academy is located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. As of 2012, the average number of victims of child abuse and neglect per 1,000 children in North Kingstown is 6.6, compared to 13.9 in Rhode Island as a whole. This number is just under half of that in the entire state, which is significantly lower. The rate of children with incarcerated parents per 1,000 is also at 6.6, but out of 11.0 total in Rhode Island. This number is also much lower in North Kingstown that in the whole state. 31% of domestic violence incidents occur with children present in North Kingstown compared to only 29% in the whole state. North Kingstown's rate is higher than it is in all of Rhode island, but not much much.




Health
Category
Year
North Kingstown
Rhode Island
Children Under 19 receiving medical attention (2012)
2012
1,317
95,284
Birth mothers with less than high school diploma
2003-2007
5%
16%
Women with delayed prenatal care
2003-2007
10.6%
15%
Infants born with low birthweight
2003-2007
5.2%
7.9%
Infant mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births)
2003-2007
8.4
6.5
Asthma hospitalization rate
(per 1,000 children under age 18)
2003-2007
1.3
2.2
Teen birth rate
(per 1,000 girls age 15-19)
2003-2007
11.3
25.5
Newborn infants exclusively breastfed
2003-2007
72%
61%

As of 2012, the amount of birth mothers in North Kingstown who received less than a high school diploma is at 5%, compared to 16% in all of Rhode Island. Women with delayed prenatal care is at a rate of 10.6%, which is relatively high, but looks good compared to the entire states 15%. Infants born with low birthweight is at a rate of 5.2% in North Kingston, and 7.9% in Rhode Island. All of these numbers are much lower in North Kingstown than they are in the whole state. Asthma hospitalization rate for children under 18 is 1.3 per 1,000 and Rhode Island is at 2.2 Teen birth rate, which is determined by 1,000 girls between the ages 15 and 19, is 11.3 in North Kingstown and 25.5 in Rhode Island as a whole. Of all newborn infants in Rhode Island, 61% of them are exclusively breastfed, while 72% in North Kingstown of them are. However, infant mortality rate is at 8.4 per 1,000 live births in North Kingstown compared to 6.5 in the entire state. This level is a bit higher in the entire town than the state.